METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ADAPTIVE ENCODING RATE CONTROL OF A VIDEO INFORMATION STREAM INCLUDING 3:2 PULL-DOWN VIDEO INFORMATION - Patent 1068736

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EP 1 068 736 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/03

(21)	Application number: 99916357.9

(22)	Date of filing: 02.04.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 7/50, H04N 7/26

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9907/407

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9952/295 (14.10.1999 Gazette 1999/41)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

03.04.1998 US 80536 P
11.09.1998 US 151425

(71)	Applicant: Sarnoff Corporation
	Princeton, NJ 08543-5300 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	SETHURAMAN, Sriram Hightstown, NJ 08520 (US)

(74)	Representative: Pratt, Richard Wilson
	D. Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ADAPTIVE ENCODING RATE CONTROL OF A VIDEO INFORMATION STREAM INCLUDING 3:2 PULL-DOWN VIDEO INFORMATION